Then I bet you know where Harlan county is. My dad was a coal miner there. My sister gave me several large blocks with a coal miner holding a pick wants me to make into a quilt or something.

Cookie

Welcome from Utah.

Hi Cookie, and thank you for the welcome. My Dad and three brothers worked for the Benuhm/Lynch(misspelled) mines their entire careers. We were in Harlan Co. as much as Letcher. My DH & I know every inch of those hills. One of my goals into quilting has been taking pics and using a lot of old newspaper articles to design a quilt to honor all the coal miners back in the boom days.

That would make a beautiful quilt. Did you go to Hall High school if so we have a web page you could be invited to.

Cookie

Sorry Cookie aka, KYangel, No We were from Letcher Co. My Sis went to nursing school in Harlan, hence the reason I spent so much time over there, and shopping in Cumberland on Paydays.

welcome from Maryland

Ok, it's always good to have new ones on the quilting board

Cookie

Hi and Welcome from outside St. Louis, MO. This is a great place to be.

Hi Linda!
Welcome from Oregon!

Thank you everyone for the warm welcome.